Nick Flynn

author

Nick Flynn's most recent book is *The Ticking is the Bomb*, which the *Los Angeles Times* calls a "disquieting masterpiece." His previous memoir, *Another Bullshit Night in Suck City*, won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award, was shortlisted for France's Prix Femina, and has been translated into thirteen languages. He is also the author of two books of poetry, *Some Ether and Blind Huber*, and a play, *Alice Invents a Little Game and Alice Always Wins*, for which he received fellowships from, among other organizations, The Guggenheim Foundation and The Library of Congress. His poems, essays and non-fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, the Paris Review, National Public Radio's "This American Life," and The New York Times Book Review. His film credits include artistic collaborator and "field poet" on the film Darwin's Nightmare, which was nominated for an Academy Award for best feature documentary in 2006.